prostep ivip Start-up Pitch Award 2025: Congratulations to our winning champion!

Darmstadt, May 2025 – An exciting highlight at this year's prostep ivip Symposium: Four promising start-ups presented their innovative business ideas to nearly 650 international participants, competing for the coveted prostep ivip Start-up Pitch Award. Th

Darmstadt, May 2025 – An exciting highlight at this year's prostep ivip Symposium: Four promising start-ups presented their innovative business ideas to nearly 650 international participants, competing for the coveted prostep ivip Start-up Pitch Award.
The four finalists impressed with their forward-thinking solutions:

•     Andreas Trautheim-Hofmann (inPASS project)
•     Marko Lah (CONTEXT64AI)
•     Szabi Koppany (Raiqon GmbH)
•     Dr. Michael Pfenning (Elevating Patterns GmbH)

Following impressive presentations, the audience decided by vote: Dr. Michael Pfenning from Elevating Patterns GmbH emerged as this year's winner.
"We warmly congratulate Dr. Pfenning on this well-deserved success," states prostep ivip. "As the prize, he receives a one-year free membership with prostep ivip as well as the prize money of €2,500."
The prostep ivip Start-up Pitch Award is presented annually as part of the prostep ivip Symposium and offers emerging companies an exceptional platform to gain visibility, network with industry leaders, and secure valuable resources for their growth.
Save the Date for Start-ups: Starting September 2025, interested companies can apply for the Start-up Pitch Award at the prostep ivip Symposium 2026, taking place on April 14-15 in Frankfurt at Kap Europa.
All application information can be found on the prostep ivip homepage and on LinkedIn. Follow prostep ivip Association for current updates!